§60-3A-6. General powers and duties of board and commissioner.
(a) The board shall create, based on economic and demographic
factors, market zones within the state for the issuance of Class A
and Class B retail licenses.

(2) Develop a form of retail license to be issued to each
retail licensee under the provisions of this article;

(3) Disseminate to the public information relating to the
issuance of retail licenses;

(4) Promulgate standards for advertising the sale,
availability, price and selection of liquor;

(5) Set minimum standards for retail outlets regarding the
amount and variety of liquor a licensee must offer for sale at each
retail outlet; the size, space and design of each retail outlet;
the amount of inventory and displayed inventory of liquor in each
retail outlet; order quantities sufficient to qualify for delivery
to each retail outlet; phone, computer and Internet requirements
for each retail outlet; the verification of liquor orders; liquor
delivery dates and routes for each retail outlet; and such other
requirements the commissioner deems necessary;

(6) Set minimum standards for the display of inventory in
retail outlets operating pursuant to a Class A retail license which shall include, without limitation, the requirement that a minimum
square footage of displayed inventory available for retail purchase
at the retail outlet be composed of liquor, beer and
nonintoxicating beer products and that liquor, beer and
nonintoxicating beer products available for sale are placed for
sale throughout the entire retail area of the retail outlet
including the retail floor space and shelving;

(7) Set minimum standards for the display of inventory in
retail outlets operating pursuant to a Class B retail license which
shall include, without limitation, the requirements that a minimum
square footage of the displayed inventory available for purchase at
the retail outlet be composed of liquor products; that liquor
available for sale in the retail outlet is placed only in an area
of the retail outlet that prominently displays signage identifying
the area as a restricted liquor area and stating that no one under
the age of twenty-one may purchase liquor; and that the area is
separate from and not highly visible to persons outside of the
restricted liquor area.

(8) Enforce the provisions of this article;

(9) Impose civil penalties upon retail licensees;

(10) Enter the retail outlet of any retail licensee at
reasonable times for the purpose of inspecting the same, and
determining the compliance of such retail licensee with the
provisions of this article and any rules promulgated by the board
or the commissioner pursuant to the provisions of this article; and

(11) Issue subpoenas and subpoenas duces tecum for the purpose
of conducting hearings under the provisions of section twenty-six
or section twenty-eight of this article, which subpoenas and
subpoenas duces tecum shall be issued in the time, for the fees,
and shall be enforced in the manner specified in section one,
article five, chapter twenty-nine-a of this code with like effect
as if such section was set forth in extenso herein.

(c) The board and the commissioner shall each:

(1) Engage accounting, legal and other necessary professional
consultants to assist them in carrying out their respective duties
under this article;

(2) Adopt, promulgate, amend or repeal such procedural,
interpretive and legislative rules, consistent with the policy and
objectives of this article, as they may deem necessary or desirable
for the public interest in carrying out the provisions of this
article. Such rules shall be adopted, amended and repealed in
accordance with the provisions of chapter twenty-nine-a of this
code; and

(3) Notwithstanding any other provision of this code to the
contrary, proposed legislative rules for this article filed in the
State Register by September 1, 2009, may be filed as emergency
rules. Such emergency rules shall include the standards, criteria
and formulae or methodology utilized by the board when establishing
the minimum bid for each license pursuant to section ten-b of this
article.